Trump's defense in jeopardy after Fox's Judge Jeanine arranged "command center" campaign payments

[riversedge]

Trump will just say he knew nothing about this issue.





Trump's defense in jeopardy after Fox's Judge Jeanine arranged "command center" campaign payments


https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trumps-defense-in-jeopardy-after-foxs-judge-jeanine-arranged-command-center-campaign-payments/ar-AAQim2k?ocid=st
Brett Bachman 12 hrs ago
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When former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and ex-New York City Police Chief Bernie Kerik found themselves out thousands of dollars on hotel rooms and travel costs for their efforts to overturn Donald Trump's election loss, one person came to their rescue: Fox News host Jeanine Pirro.

The longtime cable news staple arranged for the Trump campaign to reimburse Kerik and Giuliani, payments that may jeopardize the former president's claim to executive privilege, according to a new report in the Washington Post.

In all, more than $225,000 in campaign cash went to both men — including close to $50,000 for suites at the tony Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C., which Trump's inner circle took to calling the "command center," according to previous reports.

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"How do I know I'm gonna get my money back?" Kerik told the paper he thought at the time.

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Richard Ben-Veniste, a former Watergate prosecutor, agreed with that assessment, calling Trump's defense "wildly broad."

"[This] further undermines a wildly broad assertion of executive privilege," Ben-Veniste told the Post. "Executive privilege is typically limited to the protection of communications involving a president's official duties — not to those relating to personal or political campaign matters."










Trump's defense in jeopardy after Fox's Judge Jeanine arranged "command center" campaign payments

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Jeanine Pirro, arrives at the Trump Tower for meetings with US President-elect Donald Trump, in New York on November 17, 2016. © Provided by Salon Jeanine Pirro, arrives at the Trump Tower for meetings with US President-elect Donald Trump, in New York on November 17, 2016.

[lagomorph777]

1. I dunno how it affects Trump, but it sure as shit puts her in hot water.

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. Well, doggies!

[2naSalit]

3. Very interesting.

[Comfortably_Numb]

4. I'm sure that won't come out of her alcohol budget.

[gratuitous]

7. Hey, there are some things you just don't touch

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Like a farmer and seed corn, you won't ever see "Judge" Pirro dipping into that money for anything other than its designated purpose.

[Comfortably_Numb]

10. Commitment to the cause....she's clearly down with it.

[Midnight Writer]

5. I understand she was a frequent visitor to the Oval Office when Trump was there.

Apparently she would listen to his BS and flatter him with praise.

We are lucky she is not on the Supreme Court.

[Solomon]

11. Well Trump pardoned her husband during the

last minutes of his presidency. Who knows what else she was willing to do. Nothing would surprise me

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

6. They probably got Pirro drunk on cheap wine and took advantage of her

Trump's always the grifter.

[lindysalsagal]

8. Gee: You mean we can't take them seriously because they're corrupt?

Imagine that.

[UTUSN]

9. K&R

[JustAnotherGen]

12. She's a dirt bag drunk